Over 20,000 people want to become an American Airlines flight attendant
Photo Credit: An American Airlines flight pushes back from the gate at Los Angeles International Airport. American Airlines / Simon Clancy
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The massive amount of applicants likely points more to the state of the economy than the allure of working for a still-bankrupt airline.
FORT WORTH -- Despite the uncertainty of bankruptcy, thousands of people want to serve soft drinks at 30,000 feet and get free travel benefits from American Airlines.
The Fort Worth-based carrier said it had an "overwhelming" response to its job posting for flight attendants, with more than 20,000 people applying for positions in a week.
American opened the application process Nov. 5 and closed it Tuesday when it thought it had more than enough applicants for 1,500 new flight attendant positions.
"We're thrilled with the overwhelming response to our regular flight attendant job postings, and believe we now have enough qualified candidates to consider for these openings," American spokeswoman Missy Cousino said. "In the meantime, job postings for several language speakers, including Korean, Mandarin, Finnish and Japanese, will remain open
